The photosynthesizing plankton Emiliania huxleyi has a dramatic relationship with its bacterial frenemies. These duplicitous bugs help E. huxleyi in exchange for nutrients until it becomes more ...

Phytoplankton–bacteria interactions are multifarious and often highly sophisticated 11,12, and can span the spectrum of ecological relationships from cooperative to competitive 13.At the ...

Not much attention is paid to plankton because these creatures are usually hidden from sight. They are mostly microscopic in ...

Many phytoplankton are microscopic, and they range from single-celled algae to bacteria to protists, which aren’t plants or animals. One thing they all have in common: They require sunlight.

Despite their microscopic size, plankton are crucial for marine ecosystems. They act as the base of the entire food chain in oceans and freshwater. Plankton are microscopic living organisms that drift ...

In the vast and often unseen world of microscopic life, a recent discovery may force scientists to rethink what it means to ...

These plankton, including bacteria, fungi, and worms, break down and consume dead plant and animal material that falls through the. water column. as "marine snow." Marine snow. often includes.

How plankton and bacteria shape ocean spray Date: May 11, 2017 Source: Cell Press Summary: As the oceans ebb and flow, the resulting waves and splashes form tiny bubbles.The bubbles burst and ...

Ocean plankton produce half of the oxygen on earth. ... A single teaspoon of seawater might contain a million phytoplankton bacteria and 100 million planktonic viruses that feed on them.

Sinking slowly gives bacteria and plankton feeding on the detritus more time to break it down. That means more carbon stays in the upper ocean, instead of sinking to the deep where it's locked away.

How plankton and bacteria shape ocean spray. Cell Press. Journal Chem DOI 10.1016/j.chempr.2017.03.007 ...